Standardized Testing good or bad Cornell Freeney Mackenzy

Standardized Testing: good or bad? Cornell Freeney Mackenzy Mammenga Aurelie Kenfack Tracie Reiner

Definition of Standardized Testing: Test: a set of questions, problems, or the like, used as a means of evaluating the abilities, aptitudes, skills, or performance of an individual or group; Standard: something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model Source: Dictionary. Com

What do you think?

The Students View For Standardized Test “I think they are good. They show everything you learn in high school. ” “It is good for some people and bad for others. It actually helped me get into college because I did bad in school but good on the ACT. ” “I think standardized tests really set people apart and they are a good way to evaluate people. ” “I think it is necessary to get you ready for the college setting. ” Older librarian- “It is a good way to compare students. I do not think it should be the soul way, but the concept is good. If it were up to me, I would not put as much weight on the tests for college admission but I would have some kind of testing component. ”

The Students View Against Standardized Test “I think standardized tests are meaningless. They contain basic knowledge for college but are overall worthless. But I’m not sure how else to compare students to each other. ” “ACT’s aren’t good representations of how good a student someone is. I think admission into college should be based on GPA and nothing else. ” Former high school teacher and grad student- “I recently took the GRE and did bad on it. And now I’m getting a 4. 0 in graduate school. I think we really need to reform the grading system instead of putting so much emphasis on these tests. “I do not like it. The test is so broad it is hard to study for. I think admission into college should be based on transcripts only. ” “Well just look at the name…standardized. As in, standard, not the best but it is a way to test a huge group of people. Some gain from it and some lose. Like, creative people think a different way and they cannot explain what they think through the bubbles. It is a cognitive ability. ”

What We Think Aurelie: “I don’t really care about it. ” Cornell: “I feel that the test is not an accurate measure of a student’s knowledge. It should not be used to admit students into college. ” Mac. Kenzy: “I think that it is the best way we have right now to compare students but I do not agree it is the very best way to measure a student’s knowledge. ” Traci: “I think that it doesn’t measure a student’s performance. It puts too much pressure on them and they tend to freeze out. ”

However… We will continue to use it because there is no better way to compare students at the moment for college entrance and state funding for schools.